Willy Castello

{{short description|Dutch actor}}

{{Infobox person

| name =Willy Castello

| image =File:Confessions of a Vice Baron (1943) - Willy Castello.JPG

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| caption =Confessions of a Vice Baron (1943)

| birth_date = April 24, 1910

| birth_place = Amsterdam, Netherlands

| death_date = {{death date and age|1953|02|07|1910|04|24}}

| death_place = Munich, West Germany

| othername = William Castello

| occupation =Actor

| yearsactive = 1927–1953 (film)

}}

Willy Castello (April 24, 1910 – February 7, 1953) was a Dutch-American film actor, also sometimes credited as William Castello. While he spent much of his screen career playing supporting roles, he appeared for producer Willis Kent in several Poverty Row exploitation films.Schaefer p.47 Pitts p.204

Selected filmography

References

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Bibliography

  • Pitts, Michael R. Poverty Row Studios, 1929-1940. McFarland & Company, 1997.
  • Schaefer, Eric. "Bold! Daring! Shocking! True!": A History of Exploitation Films, 1919-1959. Duke University Press, 1999.